Welcome to Regina Caeli Academy (RCA), a private school satellite program in California. RCA provides administrative support to Catholic and Catholic-friendly families who educate their children at home in California. Since 1994, our Mission has been to serve families who homeschool independently and raise children in accordance with the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.

Parents are free to choose their own curriculum and to utilize alternative education resources such as co-ops, independent and online classes, and college courses. RCA serves as the “umbrella” organization and files the annual Private School Affidavit with the State, just as any private school in California does. Families are considered "satellite campuses" and parents are considered "teachers." No specific identifying information of parents or students is ever reported to the State.

When parents enroll with RCA, they are assured they are homeschooling in compliance with California law. Personal information and records are kept private and secure. Standardized testing is not required, nor is submission of work samples.

Please explore our website for more information and Contact Me with any questions.

Thank you.

Regina Caeli, ora pro nobis!

History and Leadership

Regina Caeli Academy (RCA) was founded in 1994 by two Catholic homeschooling mothers who saw a need to form a community and support like-minded families who also educated their children at home, in His Name. While these women went on to found an independent traditional Roman Catholic School in North San Diego County, RCA continued and the leadership has been handed down from one Catholic homeschooling mother to another. I am honored to be the fourth director to serve.

In 2014, enrollment was opened to families throughout California. By doing so, Regina Caeli Academy became the only statewide program that supports independent Catholic homeschoolers. I work to continue the vision of our founders and the mission of our former leaders. Our families are joined together through common bonds of Faith and our vocations as parents. We support one another in prayer, by mutual encouragement, and through socialization. Member families live throughout California, yet we are connected through online and in-person contact.

about the director

I am grateful to bring my 16 years of homeschooling experience and 20 years of professional experience in museum and arts administration to lead Regina Caeli Academy.

I was humbled to be asked to take over the RCA leadership in 2014 and am grateful to be able to continue moving the program forward. We graduated our first son from high school in 2017 and my husband and I continue our homeschooling journey with our other two high-school-aged sons. Our eldest now attends Northeast Catholic College in New Hampshire.

I am passionate about education, parental rights, and religious freedom, and part of my personal mission is to work to promote and preserve all. I am staunchly anti-Common Core and in early 2016 I was asked to join the fledgling non-Common Core-aligned Classic Learning Test to spearhead promoting the new college admissions exam at the national level to homeschoolers and independent private schools. I follow trends and legislative matters and attentively update parents of any and all issues concerning our freedoms and parental rights, and approach all through prayer and from a truly Catholic perspective.

Each year leading RCA brings new experiences and new knowledge. As long as we continue to grow and adapt to our ever-changing homeschool environment together, I am grateful to do so with our RCA families.